Independent Study Assignments

Due March 11Trimester 3 Week 1Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-BuskIndependent Study AssignmentsObjectives(Language Objective) Be able to discuss the process for conducting an experiment using the academic terms from Chapter 8 Know how to classify anglesKnow how to accurately measure angles

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6th Grade Independent StudyT3 Week 1 Due: March 11Total Work Completed=_______% Name_______________

P.E.Math*5 PE Credits Due June1_____PE Log

Grade_________Total Work_________www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.comdbusk@psusd.us____Ch. 9 Lesson 1 Pg. 434-435 ____Ch. 8 Study Guide Pg. 418-420____Benchmark Review Packet____Workbook 9.1 and 9.2____www.gohrw.com Lessons 9.1 and 9.2MUST BE SIGNED by parent!!!!!Parent Signature_______________Study for Ch. 8 Test (If Proficient or Advanced on Benchmark, you do not have to take it.)

Grade__________Total Work____________ScienceMain Objectives This Week:-Know how our earth is changed by shifting plate boundaries-(Language Objective)Be able to tell someone how the earthquake in Chile caused a tsunami I Hawaii-Understand how earthquakes are measured-Understand how to determine how far a point is from the epicenter of an earthquake

ChileEarthquake DataVideoARticleEarthquakes!!!Earthquake VideoPPT 9.1

Earthquakes Scavenger HuntWhen was the last earthquake?__________Where was it?_________What was the largest earthquake recorded in the United States?______________What was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Calif.?__________________________________What countries are on the Ring of Fire? _________________________________________________________How big was the Haiti earthquake?__________On the bottom of this page list what emergency supplies every household in California should have.Plate Tectonics ProjectDue March 4Use www.readwritethink.orgProve you know how plate tectonics work8 pagesCoverPg. 1-What are lithospheric PlatesPg. 2-2 kinds of plates?Pg. 3-Divergent BoundariesPg. 4-Convergent BoundariesPg. 5. Transform BoundariesPg. 6-Formation of IslandsPg. 7-Cause of EarthquakesPg. 8. Measuring EarthquakesPg. 9-Preparing for EarthquakesPg. 10-Your choiceScienceAssignments:_____Read Lesson 9.2. Take Cornell Notes.____Ch. 9.2 Questions Pg. 193____Read Lesson 9.3. Take Cornell Notes____Ch. 9.3 Questions Pg. 197_____Earths Axis Article Questions_____Print off 1 article about last weeks Earthquake orTsunami set off by the Chilean Earthquake.*Benchmark-4/5

Grade_______TW_________

HousekeepingGrades Due March 4!!!!5 PE Credits due June 1

Grade WorkAssignment SheetPEStamped workMathScienceSocial StudiesLanguages Arts

Language ArtsMain Objectives This Week:(Lang. Objective) Be able to combine simple sentences using coordinating conjunctions in order to create compound and complex sentences Use test taking strategies of elimination to do well on standardized testsBe able to write a personal letter

CSTsYour ScoreYour Goals???Talk to Parentsmake your goalsParent Signature

Release Questions 1-

Test Strategy-Elemination

New ReadingLetter to ScottiePg. 540Standard:Purpose of writingWriting Personal Letters

Olympic GloryWriting Personal (Friendly) LettersWw w.letterwritingguide.com

Friendly Letter Format

Letter to an OlympianJohn CarlosJoannieShaun WhiteApolo OnoBodie Smith

Writing-Compound and Complex Sentences148, 153Compoud SentencesUse coordinating conjunction (and, but, or)Each part can stand on its ownComplex Sentencehas 1 independent clause (CAN stand alone) and one or more subordinate clauses(cant stand alone)

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Grade_________Work Completed:______________Assignments:______Read Letter To Scottie Pg. 542. Do Questions Pg. 544.______Read Olympic Handout. Complete Assignment______Selection Support Pgs. 148, 153, 170______Letter to an Olympian (Rough Draft)______CST Release Questions 12-endStudy for Shutout Test*Benchmark 3/25Objectives for this week

-(Language Objective)Be able to retell the story of how Siddhartha became Buddha-Summarize the features of Buddhism-Understand how the Maurua rulers united northern India into a great Indian empire-Describe what the Buddhist beliefs are about how to alleviate sufferingChinese CultureSilk Roads of ChinaCultural Diffusion of Spiritual BeliefsCarried silk and other goods Trans-EurasianConnected China (Asia) to EuropeCarried culture to and from other countries (cultural diffusion)Take notes on YOUR cardPg. 278BuddhismDaoismConfucianismReligions Research PaperOutline and cards with 3 details on each due next week.TaoBuddhaConfuciusLaotzu

HistoryAssignments:_____ Read Ch. 7 Lesson 3. Take Cornell Notes._____Ch. 7 Lesson 3 Questions Pg. 239_____Workbook lesson 7.3_____Eastern Religions Report all paragraphs finished-Rough Draft input into Microsoft Word*Benchmark-3/18Grade_____TW______

Testing TodayMath Benchmark

Testing/Conferencing TimeTestsConferencingLanguage Arts BenchmarkMath Ch. 6 TestWeekly Work Turn InMy Access resultsExtra Credit OptionsLanguage ArtsSocial StudiesSee a movieCreate a Plot Map from www.readwritethink.orgWrite a movie Review (See www.nytimes.com for book reviews as an exampleVolunteer over breakMarthas KitchenElderly HomeChurchDog ShelterExtra CreditMath-Bake Christmas CookiesScienceAdapt the recipe like we did in classWrite up old and new recipeCreate a model of how the sun revolves around the sun. Show equinoxes. Seasons, etc.AND/ORResearch Winter SolsticeWrite an essay telling what the Winter Solstice is.Daily Language Practice1 sentence and 1 paragraph per weekFix sentences.Fix Paragraph

COPS1.Capitalize Proper Nouns2. Beginning of Sentences

SpellingEx--Means out or away from-We excluded him from our club.-I exhaled after holding my breathe.

11:30-12Testing/Conference TimeTestsConferenceZlatehMath Part A

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Compound SentencesPg. 538